Timeline of Bruges
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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bruges, Belgium.
Prior to 18th century
- 865 – Fort built by Margrave Baldwin I of Flanders.[1]
- 1000 – Regional Brugse Vrije established (approximate date).
- 1127 – Count Charles I of Flanders assassinated.[2]
- 1134 – Storm creates Zwin inlet, connecting Bruges to the North Sea.[2]
- 1146 – Eekhout Abbey active (approximate date).
- 1150 – St. John's Hospital founded (approximate date).[1]
- 1157 – Chapel of the Holy Blood built (approximate date).
- 1180 – Damme harbour built near Bruges.[2]
- 1223 – St. Salvator's Church rebuilt.[3]
- 1240 – Belfry of Bruges built in the Markt (approximate date).
- 1244 – Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage founded (approximate date).
- 1294 – Waterhalle built on the Grote Markt.
- 1297
- Area of Bruges expanded.[3]
- Church of Our Lady tower built.[3]
- 1302
- 18 May: Bruges Matins (massacre) occurs.
- French-Flemish Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in Kortrijk; Flemish win.[1]
- 1303 – Procession of the Holy Blood instituted.
- 1323–1328 – The Flemish revolt spread to Bruges.
- 1364 – Les Halles built on the Grote Markt.[4]
- 1368 – Smedenpoort (city gate) rebuilt.
- 1369 – Ezelpoort (city gate) rebuilt.
- 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1398 – Tower built on the Minnewater.[3]
- 1399 – Saaihalle built on the Old Beursplein.
- 1417 – Poortersloge built (approximate date).
- 1421 – Bruges City Hall built.[3]
- 1425 – Artist Jan van Eyck active in Bruges.[6]
- 1430 – Order of the Golden Fleece founded in Bruges.[1]
- 1434 – Grafenburg (castle) dismantled.[3]
- 1465 – Artist Hans Memling active in Bruges (approximate date).[6]
- 1468 – July: Wedding of Burgundian duke Charles and Margaret of York.
- 1475 – Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1488 – Political unrest.[4]
- 1489 – Memling paints the St. Ursula Shrine in St. John's Hospital.[3]
- 1505 – Fuggers move from Bruges to Antwerp.[3]
- 1545 – Hanseatic enterprise moves from Bruges to Antwerp.[3]
- 1559 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges established.[8]
- 1623 – Ghent-Bruges Canal dug.[citation needed]
18th–19th centuries
- 1719 – Academy of Art established.[3]
- 1743 – Lawyer's guild established.[9]
- 1786 – St. Christopher's Church, Bruges demolished.
- 1787
- Bruge Central Cemetery established.
- Cloth Hall demolished.[3]
- 1794 – French in power.[4]
- 1798 – Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge (library) opens.
- 1799 – St. Donatian's Cathedral demolished.[2]
- 1815 – Bruges becomes part of the Netherlands.[4]
- 1821 – Fish Market, Bruges built on the Steenhouwersdijk.[1]
- 1830 – Bruges becomes part of Belgium.[4]
- 1837 – Journal de Bruges French-language newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1838 – Brugge railway station opens.
- 1839 – Société d'émulation de Bruges founded.
- 1846 – Statue of Stevin erected on Simon Stevinplein (Brugge).[3]
- 1855 – Ringvaart, Bruges canal commissioned.
- 1863 – Population: 50,986.[11]
- 1887 – Monument to Breydel/de Coninck erected in the Grote Markt.[3]
- 1891
- Club Brugge KV football club formed.
- Post and Telegraph office built on the Grote Markt.[3]
- 1892 – Rodenbach's novel Bruges-la-Morte published.[12]
- 1899 – Cercle Brugge K.S.V. football club formed.
- 1900 – Bruges derby football rivalry active.
20th century
- 1905 – Boudewijnkanaal (canal) dug.
- 1907 – Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge opens.[13]
- 1912 – Bruges State Archives established in the Poortersloge.
- 1919 – Population: 53,489.[14]
- 1924 – Victor Van Hoestenberghe becomes mayor.
- 1928 – Hollywood Cinema opens.[15]
- 1930 – Groeningemuseum opens on the Dijver.
- 1953 – Dudzelebrug (bridge) built on the N376 (Sluis-Bruges).
- 1958 – Procession of the Golden Tree revived.
- 1960 – Musica Antiqua Bruges festival begins.
- 1963 – Bruges Provincial Library and Archives established.
- 1973 – Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof (school) established in Sint-Michiels.
- 1975 – Jan Breydel Stadium opens.
- 1977 – Frank Van Acker becomes mayor.
- 1982 – Cactusfestival of music begins.
- 1983 – De Karmeliet restaurant in business.
- 1984 – Dampoortbruggen, Bruges (bridges) built.
- 1986 – De Werf cultural centre founded.
- 1987 – 6 March: Ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in the port.
- 1988 – 20 September: British prime minister gives speech in city.[16]
- 1990 – Brouwerijmuseum Brugge established on the Walplein.
- 1995 – Patrick Moenaert becomes mayor.
- 1998 – Start of annual Tour of Flanders cycling race moves to Bruges.
21st century
- 2002 – Concertgebouw Brugge opens on the 't Zand, Bruges.
- 2008 – Frietmuseum opens in the Saaihalle.
- 2010 – April: Catholic bishop Vangheluwe resigns.[17]
- 2013
- Renaat Landuyt becomes mayor.
- Population: 117,170.
See also
- Bruges history
- History of Bruges
- List of mayors of Bruges
- List of protected heritage sites in Bruges
- Timelines of other municipalities in Belgium: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, Liège
- History of urban centers in the Low Countries
